Posttude Post Expo Copenhagen 2010

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POSTTUDE New Postcode System incorporating Latitude and Longitude

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Universal Postal Union (UPU), United Nation (UN) UPU director general Edouard Dayan urged United Nations organisations and agencies on Friday to join a UPU campaign to develop efficient addressing systems worldwide. Attending the United Nations Chief Executives Board meeting in New York, Dayan told secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and colleagues that addresses are a critical tool for economic and social development and an essential part of a country’s national infrastructure.“Addresses are taken for granted in industrialised countries, but billions of people in developing countries don’t have them, preventing citizens from being full members of the community,” Dayan said. “ People without addresses cannot easily vote or enjoy a full legal identity, nor can they easily open a bank account or qualify for credit or loans,” he added.The head of the UN agency for postal services reminded his colleagues that addresses are important for delivering health and emergency services, developing rural and urban policies, and providing access to basic public services such as electricity or water. Dayan continued: “How can you apply for a decent job without a personal address? How can businesses sell and customers buy online if there is no physical address for delivering the goods? How can people get a passport or an ID?” The UPU wants to raise awareness of addressing systems and give an address to everyone in the world. Plans include the creation of a multi-agency working group and holding a global summit on addressing in 2011. Many postal-sector stakeholders are enthusiastic about the initiative. The United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank, UNESCO, the International Telecommunications Union and UN-Habitat have also indicated their desire to join the campaign. http://www.upu.int/news_centre/2009/en/2009-11-02_adressage_aux_nations-unies.html 2 Nov 2009 UPU puts addressing on UN agenda

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The UPU wants to raise awareness of addressing systems and give an address to everyone in the world. Plans include the creation of a multi-agency working group and holding a global summit on addressing in 2011. “ ” UPU